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ERIC Number: EJ345181
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Research Currents: Peer Culture among American and Italian Nursery School Children.
Corsaro, William A.
Language Arts, v63 n8 p814-21 Dec 1986
Presents findings of ethnographic research on children's talk and behavior, specifically routines in spontaneous peer play and verbal routines in structured activities. Concludes that instructional strategies should incorporate some of the features of children's play routines and peer culture. (SRT)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Ethnography, Interaction, Language Research, Peer Influence, Play, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Italy; United States
Note: Thematic Issue: The Worlds of Children.